02 Feb 1933
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
1
Weekend sale ad from DOODYS touts deep discounts on boys and men’s apparel. Items listed include shirts, trousers, frocks, belts, coats, hats, caps, and shoes with varied prices. Purchases appear cash-based with a promotional emphasis.
A list of men's wear items priced in shillings and pence including black cashmere box, fancy silk boxes, silk and wool boxes, grey wool rib socks, athletic vests, cotton undershirts, underpants, coat shirts, silk fashion shirts, grey cotton socks, white stockings, special line wool and silk items, knit vests, pyjams, striped de prjame bulls, coats and wool vests, braces, and related men’s garments with varied price points.
A dense advertisement lists numerous textiles and home items with bargain prices. Includes coloured beach towers unbleached fabrics white twill sheets ticking linen cretonne floral voiles mosquito nets and a wide range of garments for children and ladies with prices per yard or per item. Shipping terms offered with preight paid.
A newspaper ad lists women’s frocks and millinery items with varied prices in shillings and pence. Items include floral beach frocks, marine coats, long sleeve summer dresses, and a range of hats from ladies to children, with sale emphasis and discount phrasing.
Auction of ladies undergarments and hosiery items with bulk sale prices. Items include cotton vests silk locknit ensembles crepe pyjamas floral beach pyjamas heavy talina overalls pink brocaded braices and various hose blends with reduced sale figures. Ranges show multiple pairs per item and special life colored cotton hose.
An itemized brief showing a variety of sewing and haberdashery goods such as bloomers silk hose mending items safety pins and colored wool. The list references prices in old currency and includes items like French powder camphor and marinated shoe cream for ladies.
The Geraldton Branch of the BEL met at the Soldiers Institute with 70 to 80 ex servicemen present. President A E Anterprevent opened proceedings as F J Dune presented last year’s financial statement, praised for completeness, and discussed a union gathering tied to a royal visit. Members thanked retiring officers and enjoyed refreshments.
In a tense session the council grappled with a six million loan request while noting five million might suffice. The board gave no indication of advancing more than three million, leaving the full financing uncertain and prompting further review.
The Hamikapa for the annual electric light tournaments at Geraldton Bowling Club is open for entries. Competition starts soon, with sections organized by pairs and singles, all games to be completed by the 15th inst. Qualifiers include multiple pairings and scratch entries led by Hancock, Wheat, Dix, and Stubbs among others.
A State Country Party bulletin rebuts Independent Labourites and independent candidates. It argues independents lack policy and leadership, risk parliamentary instability, and undermine Labour, Nationalist, and Country Party aims. Electors prefer representatives with clear support and visible policy.
An archived report describes a cattle sale by Midland Junction Town Associated Agents. About 300 head, described as beef cattle of varying weight and condition, were offered with bids around £10 for a volume of beasts. The text notes quality and loading details with references to weights and bidders in a dated market listing.
Melbourne reports a bank robbery at the Dimboola Branch of the Primary Producers Bank on June 31 1931 with £405 10s taken from the ante. The liquidator seeks damages in Civil Court from Eric Walter Hibble former manager and William James Kerr former cashier. Hibble did not appear while Kerr denied negligence in connection with the loss.
At Midland Junction a sale of 5855 head included 2300 wethers from Sauton in good condition. Cattle were 46 head mainly from the northwest, with primes and baconers easing slightly. Pigs totalled 1538 with prime baconers and cutters slightly lower, while lambs saw strong demand for best stock and lighter grades weaker than the prior week.
Harvesting is nearly finished in the Binny Balla district but large quantities of bagged wheat remain. Fire from nearby properties threatened Mr A C Henville's crop near Halla, with wind and heat fanning a blaze before it was controlled. Foxes are increasing in the district, with several caught recently. A West End theatre warns that dissatisfied audience members will have their money refunded after the second act.
Reader guidance suggests using Parmint Double Strength mixed with hot water and a tablespoonful four ties, aiming to relieve catarrhal deafness and head noises. The mixture is described as easy to prepare, pleasant to take, and capable of clearing nasal passages and easing breathing.
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